S.C. “Rulmenti” S.A. Barlad ~ Romania epic Stee No 300 aN ‘ittov)wwew.w 20. bttp/vwo Jers 10 ‘sales@ub 10 LOCATING BEARINGS AND NON-LOCATING BEARINGS Radial and axial loads in bearing units can be transmitted by locating and non-locating bearings. ‘A locating bearing is generally used for medium and large -sized shafts that can reach high temperatures during operation. It has to support radially the shaft assembly and to locate It axially in both directions. ‘Anon-locating bearing supports the shaft assembly only radially. It also allows axial displacement in relation to the housing to take place so that additional axial loading is avoided. ‘Axial displacement can take place either in the housing bore seating or in the bearing itself In case the shaft is supported by more than two bearings, only one of them will be a locating bearing and it will be the one with the lightest radial load. In case of smaltsized shafts, two non-locating bearings with limited displacement can be used. Each of them can accommodate axial loads in a single direction, having thus mutual location. Fig.1 shows a few of the most reprezentative applications of locating and non-locating bearings, as follows: a) The locating bearing is a single row deep groove ball bearing and the non-locating one is a cylindrical raller bearing with both rings tightly fitted on the shaft and into the housing, respectively b) Both bearings are supported by spherical roller bearings. The locating bearing is tightly fitted both on the shaft and into the housing. The non-locating bearing has the outer ring mounted with clearance into the housing and thus allows axial displacement in both directions ) The locating bearing consists of a cylindrical roller bearing, NUP type and the non-locating bearing consists of a cylindrical roller bearing, NU type 4d) The locating bearings consists of a cylindrical roller bearing. NU type which takes over radial loads and of a four- point contact ball bearing (unloaded on the outside). The non-locating bearing consists of a cylindrical roller bearing, NU typeSs Geb L/e- Ol ey pall Wa Tas locating bearing © nomlocating bearing a locating bearing = co > sel) / nom locating beatin KRS